EUGENE — Former UNLV forward Mike Moser, a Grant High School
product, told The Oregonian on Tuesday that he will transfer to Oregon to play his senior season.

Moser chose Oregon over Washington and Gonzaga.

He said he will be eligible to play immediately for the Ducks,
provided he completes one last online course for his undergraduate degree at
UNLV.

"The biggest thing for me was the chance to get to play at home," Moser said.

Moser, who is still living in Las Vegas, called UO coach Dana Altman on Tuesday to inform him of his decision.

"He said he spilled his coffee all over himself," Moser said. "He was really excited."

Moser, listed at 6-foot-8, 210 pounds, becomes the fifth
senior transfer into Altman's program in the past three seasons. Moser chose Oregon in large part because of the success of recent senior
transfers Arsalan Kazemi, Olu Ashaolu, Devoe Joseph and Jay-R
Strowbridge.

Black is also reportedly being recruited by Duke, Kansas and Ohio State.

Moser fills an immediate need at forward after the
graduation of Kazemi, a one-year transfer from Rice who helped Oregon reach the
NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 in March.

"There's a lot of similarities to their games," said Kumbeno Memory,
who coached Moser's Portland AAU team. "They're both high-energy guys,
they're both glue guys
who can help bind the team together and help get the team extra
possessions. Altman
does a really good job of putting guys in position to succeed, and
that's something
'Mose' recognized while they were recruiting him."

Last month, Moser was thought to be leaning toward a transfer
to Washington. UW coach Lorenzo Romar recruited Moser in high school, and Moser
is close with incoming UW point guard Nigel Williams-Goss, also a Portland
native.

The chance to play for Gonzaga, which was ranked No. 1 at
the end of the regular season, was also appealing.

"This was probably one of the hardest decisions he's ever
made in his life," Memory said.

Moser said he felt comfortable with Altman and the UO coaching staff during his visit to Eugene last month.

"I would definitely say coaching was the big part of it," he said. "Just seeing
what (Altman) done the past three years and getting to know him this past month has been a pleasure. I can't wait to play for him."

Moser began his collegiate career at UCLA before
transferring to UNLV.

"By a lot of his own personal standards, and a lot of people's
standards, he had a down year," Memory said. "But 'Mose' has dealt with adversity with his
time at UCLA and he's going to be able to handle this very well."

Neither his hip nor his right (shooting) elbow healed completely during the season, Moser said, adding that the hip injury also led to some back problems.

"There were a lot of ups and downs and it was frustrating at times, but in the end it was a great learning experience for me," he said. "I was really glad that I got
even got to play the last couple months, and I probably shouldn't have even
done that. I'm glad I was healthy enough to even do that and got to play with the
guys I got to pay with. I really love it in Vegas. It's been great the past two, three years, and I'm going to miss it."

Moser said he's "finally" feeling close to 100 percent healthy now. He plans to be back in Oregon in June.